The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the Lithuanian SSR, circulation unknown. The postal stamp, one of the most frequently encountered Soviet stamps, is canceled with the First Day Cancel issued by the Vilnius Post Office, dated 7 April 1980. The artwork on the left side of the obverse is an offset print of a color photo of the monument to Vincas Mickevicius-Kapsukas (1880 - 1935), communist political activist, publicist and revolutionary, the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Lithuanian SSR in 1918-1919.

The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the Lithuanian SSR, circulation unknown. The postal stamp, one of the most frequently encountered Soviet stamps, is canceled with the First Day Cancel issued by the Vilnius Post Office, dated 7 April 1980. The artwork on the left side of the obverse is an offset print of a color photo of the monument to Vincas Mickevicius-Kapsukas (1880 - 1935), communist political activist, publicist and revolutionary, the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Lithuanian SSR in 1918-1919.

In very good to excellent condition. The only wear is that the top flap is glued closed, most likely due to the cover stored in a humid place. Quite uncommonly for Soviet-era postal covers, this one has security tints.

Note that the cover, manufactured in 1975, was "adapted" to resemble a First Day cover, most likely in a marketing attempt to sell a batch of still-unsold covers.
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